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Old 06-13-2015 | 04:54 PM
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Topgun 3006
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Originally Posted by super_hunt54
Are the cams that are getting the footage more centrally located on that 450 acres or are they on the outskirts? 450 acres is a good number for "holding" deer as long as it has the big 3. Food, Water, and Cover. Those 2 may have drifted into your property and set up home. As far as South Carolina deer go, they are both good deer. Still a bit on the young side but they might well end up being very dominant this season and producing some fine offspring. If it were me, and Top don't bite my head off, I would let them walk till at least after rut. Let them breed up a few Doe. Just my opinion on this. If you would like to see your property start producing some fine racks, then you will have to let the young ones mature and breed.
LOL! I'm not going to bite your's or anyone else's head off. MY comment that the wide buck was a shooter was merely based on what I think most people on this or other sites would shoot if they got the chance because the majority of guys will probably not see one like that, especially if they only hunt public land, and would shoot him in a heartbeat. I agreed with a statement by RP that everyone has their own standards and that RP wouldn't shoot him because of where he lives with a lot of really big deer potential and then I was the one that got my head bit off! That deer in many areas would be considered mature, but he certainly wouldn't in IL and some of the other big buck states. I have no idea whether that deer will be big enough that the OP will want to shoot him if he sees him this season or how big a buck might get where he lives. The acreage he says he has is nice and may well hold that buck there all year if it has what you mentioned and enough does to keep him happy during the rut. Then again, if the camera is near the perimeter of the property the buck may only be on that property at night just for that feed and won't be seen at all during hunting hours this fall. It sure sounds like the property has a lot of deer right now with some really great potential if things are done properly.
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